A Turkish jet company has filed a criminal complaint against a rogue employee whom it accused of aiding ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn’s escape from Japan. The worker at private plane operator MNG Jet admitted to falsifying records for two planes that apparently helped Ghosn get from Japan to Beirut this week, the company said Friday. […]

Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu, said on Friday the Agege-Pen Cinema flyover would be delivered in July. The governor stated this when he led a delegation on an inspection tour of ongoing projects across the state, including the Lagos- Badagry Expressway. The flyover which is said to be at 60 percent completion […]

Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates started the last decade worth more than US$50-billion and with a pledge to give away his fortune to charity. By the end of the decade, he’d donated billions of dollars to fight poverty and improve health care and education. But his fortune also more than doubled during the period, a result […]

Apple shares surpassed US$300 amid predictions for a robust holiday quarter, demand for wearables such as AirPods and planned services including streaming TV. Shares of the iPhone maker rose 2.3% to close at a record $300.35, topping the $300 mark for the first time on a split-adjusted basis. ALSO READ: Drake delights Top Boy fans as […]

Tony Bolus’ unbeaten record at home improved to five matches as his team MFM FC could only settle for a 0-0 draw with struggling Nasarawa United at the Agege Stadium in Lagos on New Year’s Day. Defender Joshua Akpudge was the standout player in MFM’s defence, battling away anything that came near him and clearing […]

Dell Technologies is trying to make its laptops more attractive to iPhone users. The Texas-based computer maker said on Thursday it is releasing software that will let users mirror their iPhone’s screen on Dell laptops. The feature will roll out in coming months as an update to Dell’s Mobile Connect software, which added similar functionality […]

Pep Guardiola has confirmed that Aymeric Laporte has rejoined training with Manchester City, although he stopped short of naming a return date for the injured defender. Laporte has been out of action since August, when he was taken off on a stretcher during City’s 4-0 defeat of Brighton. Subsequent examinations revealed significant damage to his […]

Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp bemoaned the fixture schedule, which has led to more injuries, and insists “we have to talk” as the players demand more “respect”. Naby Keita was the latest Liverpool player to pick up an injury, as he was ruled out in the warm up of the Reds’ 2-0 win over Sheffield United […]

Manchester United legend Ryan Giggs believes Paul Pogba will leave the club before the start of next season and thinks Ole Gunnar Solskjaer will be better off getting rid of the World Cup winner. Pogba has started just six games in all competitions this season with a persistent ankle problem further delaying his return until […]

Lagos- Badagry Expressway phase II ready in October By Olasunkanmi Akoni Lagos State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu has assured that the  Agege-Pen Cinema flyover, will be delivered in July 2020. Sanwo-Olu stated this on Friday when he led a delegation on an inspection tour of done ongoing projects across the state, including Lagos- Badagry Expressway. […]

Tesla Inc (TSLA.O) beat Wall Street estimates for vehicle deliveries in its fourth quarter on Friday and met the low-end of its full-year delivery goal, boosted by demand for its mass-produced Model 3 sedans. The electric car company said it delivered 112,000 vehicles in the fourth quarter, including 92,550 Model 3 sedans and 19,450 Model […]

President Muhammadu Buhari on Friday congratulated the United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina Mohammed, on the World Leader Prize at the inaugural Global Citizen award ceremony held in London. The President, in a statement issued by his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr. Femi Adesina, in Abuja, congratulated Mohammed for the recognition of her efforts […]

Dozens of U.S. citizens working for foreign oil companies in the southern Iraqi oil city of Basra were leaving the country on Friday, the Oil Ministry said, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq. The U.S. embassy in Baghdad urged all its citizens to leave Iraq immediately, hours after the […]

Israel’s prime minister defended a U.S. decision to launch an air strike on Friday that killed powerful Iranian commander Qassem Soleimani and the Israeli military was put on high alert, after Iran threatened revenge. Senior defense officials in Israel, America’s closest ally in the Middle East and Iran’s top regional foe, also met to assess […]

Oil prices jumped nearly $2 a barrel and gold, the yen and safe-haven bonds surged on Friday, after a U.S. air strike killed a top Iranian commander in Iraq, ratcheting up tensions between the two powers. Traders were clearly spooked after the death of Iranian Major-General Qassem Soleimani, head of the elite Quds Force. Iranian […]